BentoML up to 1.4.38 link following

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in BentoML up to 1.4.38. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in link following. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-40610. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in BentoML up to 1.4.38. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

BentoML is a Python library for building online serving systems optimized for AI apps and model inference. In versions 1.4.38 and prior, the build packaging workflow follows attacker-controlled symlinks inside the build context and copies the referenced file contents into the generated Bento artifact. If a victim builds an untrusted repository or other attacker-supplied build context, the attacker can place a symlink such as loot.txt -> /tmp/outside-marker.txt or a link to a more sensitive local file. When bentoml build runs, BentoML dereferences the symlink and packages the target file contents into the Bento. The leaked file can then propagate further through export, push, or containerization workflows. An attacker can exfiltrate local files from the build host into the Bento artifact, exposing secrets such as cloud credentials, SSH keys, API tokens, environment files, or other sensitive local configurations. Because Bento artifacts are commonly exported, uploaded, stored, or containerized after build, the leaked file contents can spread beyond the original build machine. This issue has been fixed in version 1.4.39.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-40610 since 04/14/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.4.39 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 5fb7cd41f92e2a56b45391284cf15b9ac9963a1f is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Name

• BentoML

Version

• 1.4.0
• 1.4.1
• 1.4.2
• 1.4.3
• 1.4.4
• 1.4.5
• 1.4.6
• 1.4.7
• 1.4.8
• 1.4.9
• 1.4.10
• 1.4.11
• 1.4.12
• 1.4.13
• 1.4.14
• 1.4.15
• 1.4.16
• 1.4.17
• 1.4.18
• 1.4.19
• 1.4.20
• 1.4.21
• 1.4.22
• 1.4.23
• 1.4.24
• 1.4.25
• 1.4.26
• 1.4.27
• 1.4.28
• 1.4.29
• 1.4.30
• 1.4.31
• 1.4.32
• 1.4.33
• 1.4.34
• 1.4.35
• 1.4.36
• 1.4.37
• 1.4.38

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/bentoml/BentoML/

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